What color is #545754?

#545754 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545754?

The RGB value is 84, 87, 84: 84 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545754?

The complementary color is #575457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545754 color

#545754 rgb(84, 87, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545754 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.1% green and 32.9% blue (84, 87, 84).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#545754 color codes

HEX	`#545754`
RGB	`rgb(84, 87, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, -1.84, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 2.27, 144.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.664, 9.341, 9.732)`
Decimal	`5527380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545754, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #545754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #545754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545754; }
.text { color: #545754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 87 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545754, #545756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545754?: #545754 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545754?: The RGB value is 84, 87, 84: 84 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545754?: The complementary color is #575457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.